phrasal verb

Hold out

No. 79 most commonLetter HInseparable

2Sections

Resist

Meanings

  • Resist (intransitive, International English)
  • Hold in front of you (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • When the enemy attacked, they HELD OUT for six weeks.
  • I HELD OUT my hand when she walked in.

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